Right to petition: The right to petition the government means that American citizens can ask for adjustments or changes in the government. Citizens can do this by collecting signatures for petitions and sending them to elected representatives.
Economic effects of terrorism. Terrorism imposes a significant economic effects on societies and will not only lead to direct material damage, but also to long term effects on the local economy. The identification and the estimation of these economic effects of terrorism has received broad attention in economic literature and research, especially since the events around 9/11.
The effects of the crisis on foreign policy, trade, and security are so diverse and widespread that, out of necessity, policy responses must range from the highly specific to the broad and ethereal. This report provides an overview of the major non-financial effects of the global crisis. 3 U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Policy Implications of the Global Economic Crisis, Hearing, 111 th Cong., 1 st sess., February 11, 2009 and Foreign Policy and the Global Economic Crisis, March 25, 2009.